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StatTrak for Baseball v5.2
(formerly SOFF BALLS)
Copyright (c) 1989-1993
All Rights Reserved
by
Jeff Elwood
ALL-PRO Software
30 Maple View Court
Madison, WI 53719
(608) 271-1586
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
StatTrak is a baseball/softball stat management system for league or
individual teams. Keeps records for up to 100 teams (99 players per
team). Tracks batting, pitching, fielding, won/lost record, game
results, and team standings. Computes statistics for selected games.
Displays and prints reports.
This is a SHAREWARE program (NOT public domain or free software). You
are granted permission to use this program on a trial basis. Evaluate
the program for 30 days or so. Kick the tires. Drive it around the
block. Give copies to your friends to evaluate. If you continue to
use it after that, you are required to register. Your support of
StatTrak and the SHAREWARE concept is greatly appreciated.
TO REGISTER, call (608) 271-1586 or send a registration form to the
address above with a check or money order for $39.95 (includes
shipping and handling). International orders please add $5 and send
the check or money order in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. Bank.
WISCONSIN RESIDENTS please add applicable State and County Sales Tax.
Upon registration, you will be sent (NEXT DAY) latest version FREE.
Copy and share StatTrak for Baseball with your friends and upload it
to your favorite Bulletin Boards. Please zip with the name SB52.ZIP.
The program must be copied in unmodified form and the README and
INVOICE.DOC files must be distributed with the program. Each person
that uses StatTrak is required to register.
_______
____|__ | (tm)
--| | |-------------------
| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
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|___|___| MEMBER
Jeff Elwood is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
(ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for
you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an
ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help.
The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with a
member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon MI
49442-9427 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to the ASP
Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ITS MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER ALL-PRO SOFTWARE NOR ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED
IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF USE OF THIS SOFTWARE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ALL-PRO SOFTWARE'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER
EXCEED THE REGISTRATION PRICE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM.
THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IS WITH THE USER.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
AND SHALL INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL-PRO SOFTWARE. ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY AGAINST THE OTHER ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A STATE OR FEDERAL
COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED IN DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO IN PERSONAM JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS.
THIS SOFTWARE AND THE DISKS ON WHICH IT IS CONTAINED IS LICENSED TO
YOU, FOR YOUR OWN USE. THIS IS COPYRIGHTED SOFTWARE. YOU ARE NOT
OBTAINING TITLE TO THE SOFTWARE OR ANY COPYRIGHT RIGHTS. YOU MAY NOT
SUBLICENSE, RENT, LEASE, CONVEY, MODIFY, TRANSLATE, CONVERT TO ANOTHER
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE, DECOMPILE, OR DISASSEMBLE THE SOFTWARE FOR ANY
PURPOSE.
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CONTENTS
TOPIC PAGE
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REGISTRATION 4
START UP 5-6
OVERVIEW 7-14
MAIN MENU 7
UPDATE 8-10
INQUIRE 11-13
STANDINGS 13
SET COLORS 13
NAME YOUR OWN 13-14
DATAPATH 14
STATISTICS 15-16
FILES 17
VERSION LOG 18-22
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REGISTRATION
StatTrak is a SHAREWARE program. The SHAREWARE concept is simple.
Try this program for 30 days or so. If you decide to use it after
that, you are required to register (pay for your copy). Each person
that uses StatTrak is required to register.
TO REGISTER, call (608) 271-1586 or send a registration form to the
address above with a check or money order for $39.95 (includes
shipping and handling). International orders please add $5 and send
the check or money order in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. Bank.
WISCONSIN RESIDENTS please add applicable State and County Sales Tax.
To print a registration form, select HELP from the Main Menu of the
program or type COPY INVOICE.DOC PRN at the DOS prompt. Both ways
print the same registration form.
When you register:
- You will promptly (NEXT DAY) be sent the following:
- A letter confirming your registration with information about
future upgrades and other programs.
- The current version of StatTrak for Baseball on 3-1/2" or
5-1/4" disk loaded with games from the latest World Series.
- Information on how to get a 1 year subscription (six issues)
to Shareware Magazine at a reduced price (currently $9.97).
- You will be notified when major upgrades to StatTrak for Baseball
become available. They will be offered to you at a reduced
price (versions 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 were offered for $10).
- You will also be notified when other programs, such as StatTrak
for Basketball and a League/Tournament Scheduler become
available.
- Technical phone support is FREE. If you have a question,
suggestion, or problem, feel free to call the author, Jeff
Elwood at (608) 271-1586.
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START UP
Run INSTALL.BAT to copy the StatTrak files from the distribution disk
to your hard drive. To copy files from drive A to drive C (will make
directory C:\STATTRAK) type the following at the DOS prompt:
INSTALL A: C:
To start StatTrak for Baseball, go to the disk drive or hard drive
directory where the program resides and type SB at the DOS prompt.
StatTrak is menu-driven. Select UPDATE from the Main Menu to add,
change, and delete game and player results. Select INQUIRE from the
Main Menu to display and print team and player reports.
StatTrak can run from a floppy disk or hard drive. However, the
program will run much faster from a hard drive.
If you run StatTrak from a floppy disk, especially a 360K disk, you
might want to run the program from one drive and record games on
another drive since the StatTrak program is over 300K. For example,
you could run StatTrak from a disk in drive A and record your games on
a disk in drive B. This allows you to record many more games on a
disk and makes backing up your games easier. A 360K disk will hold
from 175 to 500 games depending how much player information you decide
to track. Select DATAPATH from the Main Menu of the program to set up
a different disk drive to record your games to.
To run StatTrak from a hard drive, copy all files on the distribution
disk(s) to the directory you want to run from. Select DATAPATH from
the Main Menu of the program if you want to set up a different
directory to record your games to.
To make a directory on hard drive C called STATTRAK, use the following
DOS command:
MD C:\STATTRAK
To copy all the files from the distribution disk in drive A to the
hard drive directory on C named STATTRAK, use the following DOS
command:
COPY A:*.* C:\STATTRAK
To make a data directory called SBDATA off the directory STATTRAK on
hard drive C, use the following DOS command:
MD C:\STATTRAK\SBDATA
To make the STATTRAK directory on hard drive C the current directory
so you can start StatTrak, use the following DOS command:
CD C:\STATTRAK
To copy all the files in the data directory named SBDATA on hard
drive C to a disk in drive A (backing up your game and player files),
use the following DOS command:
COPY C:\STATTRAK\SBDATA A:
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StatTrak version 5.x IS compatible with SOFF BALLS versions 4.x. Just
replace the SB.EXE file to upgrade. Version 5.x is NOT compatible
with SOFF BALLS versions 3.2 and earlier (file formats have changed).
However, you can create files in the new file format from files
created by 3.x and earlier versions by running SBCONV.EXE. Type
SBCONV to start the convert program. Then enter the path where the
old files exist and the path where you want the new files to be
created. See the SBCONV.DOC file for more information. The
SBCONV.EXE program is sent FREE upon registration.
Make sure you have a backup copy of the StatTrak program, SB.EXE, and
periodically make a backup copy of your game and player files (files
that end with .DAT). If you select a datapath from the Main Menu of
the program, your game and player files will reside in the datapath
directory.
To print this documentation on your printer, type COPY README PRN at
the DOS prompt.
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OVERVIEW
StatTrak is a baseball/softball stat management system for league or
individual teams. Keeps records for up to 100 teams (99 players per
team). Tracks batting, pitching, fielding, won/lost record, game
results, and team standings. Computes statistics for selected games.
Displays and prints reports. Lets you name additional categories and
design your own reports. Batting, pitching, and fielding reports can
be sorted by any category in ascending or descending order.
Keep a scorebook for your team(s). Select UPDATE from the Main Menu
of the program to record game results. Select INQUIRE from the Main
Menu to display and print team record, game results, batting,
pitching, and fielding reports.
To add your first game, select UPDATE from the Main Menu and select
Team 1. Then from the Update Menu assign the team name, add players
to the roster, and enter the game and player results. It's a good
idea to set up your game types, name extra categories, and define your
datapath (optional) from the Main Menu before adding your first game.
StatTrak is menu driven. Press ENTER or a hi-lighted letter to select
from a menu. Use the TAB, ARROW Keys, or SPACEBAR to change which
selection is hi-lighted. If you press an invalid key, the program
will make an error sound to let you know. Just try again. Press F8
to exit StatTrak from anywhere in the program. Press ESC (escape key)
to navigate backwards in the program. You can exit StatTrak by
repeatedly pressing ESC from anywhere in the program. The specific
purpose of ESC is documented on the bottom of most screens. The
purpose of most other special keys available to the program is
displayed on the screens where they can be used.
OVERVIEW - MAIN MENU
Main Menu choices are INQUIRE, UPDATE, STANDINGS, SET COLORS, NAME
YOUR OWN, DATAPATH, and HELP. With INQUIRE you can display and print
batting, pitching, and fielding statistics as well as the team record
and game results. A function to print a lineup is also available.
Select UPDATE to record game results, maintain rosters, assign team
names, remove Special Selects, and delete game and player files for
the selected team. STANDINGS will compute team standings for up to
100 teams. Use SET COLOR to select the screen colors and error sound.
Select NAME YOUR OWN to name up to 7 game types and up to 5 additional
batting, pitching, and fielding categories. Select HELP for a brief
overview and to print the registration form.
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OVERVIEW - UPDATE
When you select UPDATE from the Main Menu you will advance to the
Select Team for Update Screen which lists 100 teams. Select a team.
This will take you to the Update Menu where your choices are GAME,
ROSTER, TEAM NAME, REMOVE SELECTS, DELETE FILES, SELECT TEAM and
INQUIRE MENU. Use GAME to add, change, insert, and delete game and
player results. Use ROSTER to add, change, and delete player names
from the roster. Change the team name with TEAM NAME. REMOVE SELECTS
will remove Special Selects for all games. DELETE FILES will delete
all game and player results for the selected team. SELECT TEAM lets
you select another team. Select INQUIRE MENU to go directly to the
Inquire Menu for the selected team bypassing the Main Menu process.
Select TEAM NAME from the Update Menu to change a team name. Change
the name or press F1 to assign a generic name (i.e. Team 1). You
might want to include the year in a team name for documentation
purposes (i.e. 1993 Warriors). This is especially helpful if you plan
to record games for the same team in more than one year. To avoid
confusion as to which team you're working with, it's best (not
necessary) to assign the team name before you set up the roster or add
game results. Changing the team name has NO effect on game and player
results recorded for that team. Game and player results relate to the
relative team number, NOT the team name.
Select ROSTER from the Update Menu to set up and maintain a team
roster. You can add, change, and delete player names on the roster.
All players must be assigned a player number from 1 to 99. One way
to assign player numbers is to use the uniform number of the player.
The player number is used by StatTrak to identify players and will not
appear on any reports. Up to 99 player names can be added to the
ROSTER. Deleting a player or changing a player name has NO effect on
results recorded for that player number. Player results relate to the
player number, NOT the player name.
Select GAME from the Update Menu to update game results. You can add,
change, insert, and delete a game. After selecting the game to
update, you will advance to the Game Screen. All entries on the Game
Screen are optional. Press F1 to update game results. WHEN YOU
DELETE A GAME, ALL PLAYER RESULTS RECORDED FOR THAT GAME WILL ALSO BE
DELETED. After updating game results, except when deleting a game,
you will advance to the Player Screen where you can update player
batting, pitching, and fielding results. The only way to get to the
Player Screen is to press F1 on the Game Screen.
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Game Screen entries (default values are shown to the right):
Game Date - 00/00/00
Game Location - blank
Opponents - blank
Innings Played - 0
Runs For - 0
Runs Against - 0
Game Comment - blank
Game Type - Game Type 1
Home or Visitors - HOME
Special Select (YES/NO) - NO
Select 1 of 7 game types on the Game Screen. The descriptions for
these game types can be changed by selecting NAME YOUR OWN from the
Main Menu. These game types can be used to compute statistics for
all StatTrak reports. For example, you could name game type 1 LEAGUE
and game type 2 PRACTICE. Then you would select game type 1 when
updating game results for league and game type 2 when updating game
results for practice games. You could then compute league statistics
by only selecting game type 1 or practice games by only selecting game
type 2 on the Compute Screen.
The Special Select indicator on the Game Screen can be set to YES or
NO. You could Special Select night games, weekend games, road games,
or whatever you want. Then you could compute statistics for those
games within any game types. For example, if you Special Select night
games and have set up games types of LEAGUE and TOURNAMENT, you could
then compute statistics for league games played at night or tournament
games played at night. Another way to use Special Select is to set
the indicator to YES when you want to make special computations. For
example, maybe tournament X is played over 2 weekends with other
tournament games played in between. To compute statistics for
tournament X, set the Special Select indicator to YES for tournament X
games and then select Special Select and only TOURNAMENT games on the
Compute Screen.
The Player Screen lets you add, change, and delete BATTING, PITCHING,
and FIELDING results. Entering results is optional (you can always
add results later). Press F1 on the Player Screen to change between
ADD, CHANGE, and DELETE mode. Press F2 to change between BATTING,
PITCHING, and FIELDING. Press F3 to view the roster. Press F4 to
display team totals. Press F5 to return to the Game Screen.
To update player results, enter a player number, press ENTER, add or
change the results (except when deleting player results), and then
press F1 to update. To determine a player number, press F3 to view
the roster. To add results for a player not on the roster, select a
number not assigned a name and use that number. Then select ROSTER
from the Update Menu and assign a name to the number results were
recorded for. Player results relate to the player number, NOT the
player name.
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When updating player results, all player numbers with recorded
results are displayed in the PLAYERS RECORDED box. The total number
of batters, pitchers, and fielders entered for the game is also
displayed. Press F4 to display team totals. This can be used as a
double check with the scorebook totals.
It helps to total player results (runs, hits, etc.) in your scorebook
in the same order they are entered on the Player Screen. This can
make entering player results easier. A future version of StatTrak
might let you customize the input order so you could taylor the
program to your scorebook.
For BATTING, PITCHING, and FIELDING you can record results for up to 5
NAME YOUR OWN categories. These category names can be changed by
selecting NAME YOUR OWN from the Main Menu. For example, to track
infield hits, you could name a category IH and then record player
results for it. NAME YOUR OWN categories are cumulative - player
results will be totaled for the team. Results entered for NAME YOUR
OWN categories relate to the relative position of the category, NOT
the category name.
See STATISTICS on pages 15 and 16 for a detailed list of all batting,
pitching, and fielding statistics that can be recorded and computed
by StatTrak for Baseball.
Select REMOVE SELECTS to remove Special Selects for ALL games. This
is much easier than individually changing each game. After removing
the Special Selects, you can select CHANGE from the Update Game Menu
to set new Special Selects. A future version of StatTrak will make
it easier for you to Special Select games - you won't have to use the
Update Game Menu.
Select DELETE FILES from the Update Menu to delete all player names,
game results, and player results for the selected team. The team name
will remain unchanged. This function might be used to delete the
files which came with the distribution disk or games added while
"playing" with the program. BE VERY CAREFUL USING THIS FUNCTION. The
roster, game results, and player results recorded for the selected
team will be deleted.
Periodically make a backup copy of your game and player files (files
that end with .DAT). If you select a datapath from the Main Menu of
the program, your game and player files (data files) will reside in
the datapath directory.
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OVERVIEW - INQUIRE
When you select INQUIRE from the Main Menu you will advance to the
Select Team for Inquire Screen which lists 100 teams. Select a team.
This will take you to the Inquire Menu where your choices are BATTING,
PITCHING, FIELDING, GAMES, RECORD, LINEUP, SELECT TEAM and UPDATE
MENU. Use BATTING, PITCHING, and FIELDING to compute team and player
statistics. Select GAMES to list game results. RECORD displays the
won/lost record. With LINEUP you can create and print a team lineup.
SELECT TEAM lets you select another team. Select UPDATE MENU to go
directly to the Update Menu for the selected team bypassing the Main
Menu process.
Reports can be printed from BATTING, PITCHING, FIELDING, GAMES,
RECORD, and LINEUP by pressing F1. When you print a report, except
for LINEUP, you can either use the default report title or enter your
own. You can print from 1 to 99 copies for any report and select
whether you want to form feed (advance to top of next page) at the end
of the report. Reports can be printed with or without IBM graphics
characters. If you select graphics characters, your printer must be
set up for it. If you use a laser printer and the report looks
"funny", you probably need to select a different printer emulation
such as the IBM Proprinter XL. You can select to print from 40 to 99
lines per page. The line length for the report is displayed so you
can ready your printer accordingly. For example, if the line length
is 120 characters, you might need to set your printer for condensed
print. You can also select whether to print to LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3.
Most printers are attached to the first parallel port (LPT1).
From BATTING, PITCHING, FIELDING, GAMES, and RECORD you can press F2
to recompute the report using different selection criteria. Select a
game number range, any combination of 7 game types, and ONLY Special
Select games (YES/NO). Then press F1 to compute. For example, you
could compute the TEAM RECORD for games 1 to 10 that have a game type
of 1,2, or 7, and are Special Select games. On the Compute Screen you
can also select (YES/NO) whether you want to include reaching on-error
in the on-base percentage (OBP) and the number of innings per game
(1 to 9) for computing earned-run average (ERA) and strike outs per
game (SOG). Both of these selections will be saved to disk.
Reports will show the selection criteria used to compute the report at
the top of the screen. GR stands for game range, GT stands for game
type, and SS stands for ONLY Special Select games. A selection
display of GR:ALL GT:ALL SS:N means that all games have been selected.
A selection display of GR:1-10 GT:1 SS:Y means that only games 1 to 10
with a game type of 1 that are Special Select games have been selected
for the report.
Select RECORD to display the won/lost record for a team. Games won,
games lost, runs for (RF), runs against (RA), and the win percentage
is displayed for each game type with recorded games and for total
games. Press F1 to print the report and F2 to recompute the report.
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Select GAMES to display game results. Press F3 to display the long
game description and F4 to display the short game description. The
short description shows the game date, game type, opponents, and the
score (10 games per screen). The long description also shows the
location, innings, and game comment (3 games per screen). Press F1 to
print the report and F2 to recompute the report.
Press F3 in BATTING, PITCHING, and FIELDING to change the report
format. Select the categories you want on the report in the order you
want them. Selections will be saved to disk. To create a category
report, select just one category.
Press F4 in BATTING, PITCHING, and FIELDING to change the sort order
of the report. You can sort the report by any category in ascending
or descending order. Selections will be saved to disk.
Only 15 players can be listed on the BATTING, PITCHING, and FIELDING
screens at one time. Use the PGUP (page up) key and PGDN (page down)
key to page through the list of players. The screen will display
"MORE PAGES" if more than 15 players have been selected.
If you have selected more categories than fit on the BATTING or
PITCHING Screen, the screen will display "ARROW KEYS Page L/R". Use
the left and right arrow keys to page left and right to view all the
categories.
Press F5 and enter a player number in BATTING, PITCHING, and FIELDING
to display game by game statistics for individual players. The player
name is displayed at the top of the screen. The game number and game
type is displayed for each game selected. Cumulative totals are
computed for the player. Press F1 to print the report, F2 to
recompute player statistics, F3 to change the report format, F4 to
return to the team screen, and F5 to look at a different player.
Select BATTING to display team and player batting statistics. Press
F6 or F7 to divide the players into 2 groups based on a selected
minimum number of plate appearances or games played respectively.
Both groups will be in the same sort order. Press F1 to print the
report, F2 to recompute the report, F3 to change the report format,
F4 to change the sort order, and F5 to look at an individual's game
by game statistics.
Select PITCHING to display team and player pitching statistics. Press
F1 to print the report, F2 to recompute the report, F3 to change the
report format, F4 to change the sort order, and F5 to look at an
individual's game by game statistics.
Select FIELDING to display team and player fielding statistics. Press
F1 to print the report, F2 to recompute the report, F3 to change the
report format, F4 to change the sort order, and F5 to look at an
individual's game by game statistics.
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See STATISTICS on pages 15 and 16 for a list of all batting, pitching,
and fielding statistics that can be recorded and computed by StatTrak.
Select LINEUP to create and print a team lineup. Up to 20 players can
be added to the lineup and up to 9 innings worth of fielding positions
can be listed. Press F1 to print the lineup and F2 to view the
roster. The lineup will NOT be saved when you exit. This is the
initial attempt at providing a lineup function. Feel free to make
suggestions for enhancements to this function.
OVERVIEW - STANDINGS
Select STANDINGS from the Main Menu to compute team standings. Any
combination of the 100 teams can be selected. After selecting the
teams, you will advance to the Compute Screen. Select a game number
range, any combination of 7 game types, and ONLY Special Select games
(YES/NO). Then press F1 to compute. Games won, games lost, win
percentage, runs for (RF), runs against (RA), and games behind are
displayed for each team selected. Press F1 to print the report.
To create team standings, game scores must be recorded for all teams
selected. ONLY GAME SCORES are needed by StatTrak to create team
standings. Game location, innings, etc., are not needed. Batting,
pitching, and fielding results are also not needed. However, each
team must be added to StatTrak. If team X plays team Y, you must add
a game for team X AND for team Y.
OVERVIEW - SET COLORS
With SET COLORS you can set the background, window, foreground, and
hi-light colors. A Sample Screen shows you what the screens will look
like. Press F1 to set all screens for monochrome display (color
monitors will still show colors with this setting). Press F2 to
change the error sound or turn the error sound off.
OVERVIEW - NAME YOUR OWN
With NAME YOUR OWN you can name up to 7 game types. For example you
could name the first game type LEAGUE and the second game type
PRACTICE. Then you would select game type 1 when adding game results
for league games and game type 2 when adding game results for practice
games. You could then compute statistics for league by only selecting
game type 1 on the Compute Screen, practice games by only selecting
game type 2, or league and practice games by only selecting game types
1 and 2. If your league has 2 rounds, you could name game type 1
LEAGUE R1 and game type 2 LEAGUE R2. Game types are only labels.
Statistics are computed based on game type number, NOT the name.
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With NAME YOUR OWN you can also name up to 5 additional batting,
pitching, and fielding categories. To track infield hits, you could
name a category IH and then record results under that heading on the
Player Screen when updating player results. Then by selecting IH on
the Format Screen, you could add infield hits to the Batting Report.
Naming a category is for labeling purposes only. Statistics relate to
the relative position of the category, NOT the category name.
It's a good idea to NAME YOUR OWN game types and additional batting,
pitching, and fielding categories before you start adding games.
However, you can NAME YOUR OWN game types and categories at any time.
OVERVIEW - DATAPATH
Select DATAPATH to direct StatTrak to the directory you want the game
and player files (data files) to be stored. If no datapath is
entered, StatTrak will store the data files in the current directory.
If you're not sure what a datapath is, leave it blank. Entering a
datapath makes backing up your data files easier - just back up all
files in the data directory. If you don't have a hard drive but have
Two floppy drives, you might want to run StatTrak from a disk in Drive
A and record your games on a disk in Drive B. This will allow you to
record many more games on a disk. Some examples of a datapath are:
A:
C:
C:\STATTRAK
C:\STATTRAK\SBDATA
StatTrak will NOT make a directory for you - you must do it. See
page 5 for examples of important DOS commands including how to make a
directory.
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STATISTICS
Below is a list of the batting, pitching, and fielding categories that
are tracked and computed by StatTrak for Baseball version 5.2.
BATTING:
PA Plate appearances HP Hit by pitch U1 User defined
R Runs SO Strike outs U2 User defined
H Hits SH Sacrifice hits U3 User defined
2B Doubles SF Sacrifice flies U4 User defined
3B Triples SB Stolen bases U5 User defined
HR Home runs CS Caught stealing
OE Reaching on-error DP Double plays hit into
BB Walks RBI Runs batted in
G Games = number of BATTING records on file
AB At bats = PA - BB - HP - SH - SF
1B Singles = H - 2B - 3B - HR
TB Total bases = H + 2B + (2 * 3B) + (3 * HR)
SLG Slugging percentage = TB / AB
OBP On-base percentage =
(H + BB + HP) / (AB + BB + HP + SF) <== major league method
or (H + BB + HP + OE) / (AB + BB + HP + SF)
BA Batting average = H / AB
PITCHING:
IP Innings pitched SF Sacrifice flies U1 User defined
R Runs WP Wild pitches U2 User defined
ER Earned-runs BK Balks U3 User defined
BF Batters faced GS Games started U4 User defined
H Hits GF Games finished U5 User defined
HR Home runs CG Complete games
BB Walks W Wins
HB Hit batters L Losses
SO Strike outs SV Saves
SH Sacrifice hits SHO Shutouts
G Games = number of PITCHING records on file
OAB Opponents at bats = BF - BB - HB - SH - SF
OAV Opponents batting = H / OAB
average
SOG Strike outs per = (SO / Innings pitched) * Innings per game
game
ERA Earned-run average = (ER / Innings) * Innings per game
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FIELDING:
PO Putouts U1 User defined
A Assists U2 User defined
E Errors U3 User defined
U4 User defined
U5 User defined
G Games = number of FIELDING records on file
C Chances = PO + A + E
FA Fielding average = (PO + A) / C
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FILES
The following files come with the StatTrak distribution disk, are
created by the StatTrak program, or are sent upon registration:
SB.EXE ............ StatTrak for Baseball program. Type SB to start
the program.
LICENSE.DOC ....... License documentation.
README ............ The documentation file you are currently reading.
If you copy the StatTrak program (SB.EXE) for a
friend, be sure to give them a copy of the README
and INVOICE.DOC files too.
INVOICE.DOC ....... Registration form. The same form can be printed
by selecting HELP from the program's Main Menu.
VENDINFO .......... Contains a long and short program description for
vendors distributing StatTrak for Baseball.
FILE_ID.DIZ ....... StatTrak program description for BBS.
INSTALL.BAT ....... Installation program.
SBSETUP.DAT ....... Color settings, name your own categories, report
formats, and other setup options are stored in
this file.
SBTEAMS.DAT ....... Team names file. 100 team names are stored here.
SPN1.DAT ......... Player names (roster) are stored in this file.
One file for each team:
SBPN1.DAT, SBPN2.DAT, ......., SBPN100.DAT
SBGS1.DAT ......... Game results are stored in this file. One file
for each team:
SBGS1.DAT, SBGS2.DAT, ......., SBGS100.DAT
SBPS1.DAT ......... Player batting, pitching, and fielding results are
stored in this file. One file for each team:
SBPS1.DAT, SBPS2.DAT, ......., SBPS100.DAT
SBCONV.EXE ........ Convert program. Type SBCONV to start. Will
create files in the 4.x and later format from
files created by versions 3.2 and earlier. 4.x is
compatible with 5.x.
SBCONV.DOC ........ Convert program documentation.
SB52.ZIP .......... Zipped StatTrak for Baseball version 5.2. Feel
free to upload this file to your favorite
bulletin boards.
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VERSION LOG
SOFTBALL STATISTICS Version 1.0
- Completed in 1987.
- Program written to computerize the processing of softball
statistics the author, Jeff Elwood, had been doing manually.
- Tracks TAB,OAB,H,R,D,T,HR,SAC,BB,SO,RBI,SA,BA.
- Program NOT COMPATIBLE with any versions of SOFF BALLS.
SOFF BALLS Version 2.0
- Completed in 1989.
- Major rewrite of the SOFTBALL STATISTICS program.
- Program renamed SOFF BALLS.
- Program is NOT compatible with the SOFTBALL STATISTICS program.
- Program features:
- On-line documentation.
- Records games for up to 10 teams.
- Roster limit of 40 players for each team.
- Tracks 4 game types: LEAGUE, TOURNAMENT, MISCELLANEOUS,
and ALL GAMES.
- Tracks TAB,OAB,H,R,D,T,HR,SAC,BB,SO,RBI,SA,BA.
- Computes statistics by game type and game number range.
- Reports on team record, game results, and batting
statistics.
- Displays and prints reports.
- Ability to color customize screens.
SOFF BALLS Version 2.1
- Completed in 1990.
- Program IS compatible with version 2.0.
- Created INVOICE.DOC file for user convenience.
- Created README.DOC file to compliment on-line documentation.
- Added ability to give alternate title when printing Team Report.
- Other minor changes not worth noting.
SOFF BALLS Version 2.2
- Completed in 1990.
- Program IS compatible with all previous versions of SOFF BALLS.
- Keeps records for up to 20 teams instead of 10.
- Added ERASE FILES option to Update Menu to delete player names,
game results, and player results files for the selected team.
- Added ability to reset team name to generic name (No Name) on
the Team Name Screen.
- Program now deletes all files created by SOFF BALLS which have
0 records from DOS directory when program ends.
- Other minor changes not worth noting.
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SOFF BALLS Version 2.3
- Completed in 1990.
- Program IS compatible with all previous versions of SOFF BALLS.
- Modified program to run on monochrome display systems without
the use of a graphics card or simulator.
- Added ability to set screens for monochrome display.
- Reduced size of program.
- Other minor changes not worth noting.
SOFF BALLS Version 3.0
- Completed in early 1991.
- Program IS compatible with all previous versions of SOFF BALLS.
- Added pitching statistics.
- Added stolen bases and on-base percentage.
- Added ability to create team standings for all league games or
one of four league rounds.
- Added runs scored and runs allowed to Record Screen. Also added
ability to view game scores by game type on Record Screen.
- Added ability to give alternate report titles to all printable
reports.
- Removed game arch entry (limited, unlimited, baseball) from Game
Screen. Dropped plans for its use.
- Renamed some statistics headings (i.e. OAB to AB). Also removed
TAB (total at bats) from reports.
- Changed generic team and player names from "No Name" to "Team 1"
and "Player 1".
- Added ability to turn music on or off.
- Removed much of on-line HELP to reduce size of program. README
file still contains complete documentation.
- Many minor changes not worth noting.
SOFF BALLS Version 3.1
- Completed in fall of 1991.
- Program IS compatible with all previous versions of SOFF BALLS.
- Program now saves INNINGS PER GAME selection used for computing
earned-run average.
- Changed to use the same key (F1) to print reports on all report
screens.
- Removed music when program starts up.
- Redesigned registration form.
- Other minor changes not worth noting.
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SOFF BALLS Version 3.2
- Completed in fall of 1991.
- Program IS compatible with all previous versions of SOFF BALLS.
- Fixed "bug" - was computing OBA as .000 when all plate
appearances were walks; should be 1.000. "Bug" was spotted by
a registered user in Americus, Georgia.
SOFF BALLS Version 4.0
- Completed in March of 1992.
- Program is NOT compatible with any previous versions of SOFF
BALLS. SBCONV.EXE can be run to convert files to new 4.0 file
format.
- Keeps records for up to 100 teams instead of 20.
- Rosters expanded to 99 players per team.
- Added fielding statistics.
- Added more batting and pitching categories.
- Added NAME YOUR OWN option to the Main Menu for naming 7 game
types and up to 5 additional batting, pitching, and fielding
categories.
- Up to 99 hits, runs, etc, can be entered for individuals on
Player Screen. Previously, 9 was the limit.
- Added ability to insert game.
- Added Special Select indicator and game comment to Game Screen.
- All entries on Game Screen are now optional. Just press F1 to
add game.
- Split sacrifice category to sacrifice hits and sacrifice flies.
- OBP can now be computed including reaching on-error (optional).
- Sacrifice flies are now held against OBP (major league method).
Wasn't possible before because sacrifice flies and sacrifice
hits were one category.
- Added ability to select games when computing Team Standings and
Team Record.
- Team standings can now be computed for up to 100 teams.
- Redesigned game results report.
- Redesigned Roster and Player Screens.
- Removed game results from Record Screen.
- Added ability to print up to 99 copies for all reports.
- Added ability to select form feed (YES/NO) for printing reports.
- Removed Verification Screen processing.
- Removed "SOFF BALLS" from printed reports.
- Added ability to change error sound in SET COLORS.
- Changed OBA to OBP and AVG to BA.
- Many other minor changes not worth noting.
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SOFF BALLS Version 4.1
- Completed in August of 1992.
- Program IS compatible with SOFF BALLS version 4.0. However,
version 4.1 in NOT compatible with versions 3.x and earlier.
SBCONV.EXE can be run to convert files created by 3.x and
earlier versions to new 4.x format.
- Added ability to sort batting, pitching, and fielding reports
by any category in ascending or descending order.
- A few other minor changes not worth noting.
SOFF BALLS Version 5.0
- Completed in February of 1993.
- Program IS compatible with SOFF BALLS version 4.x. However,
version 5.0 is NOT compatible with versions 3.x and earlier.
SBCONV.EXE can be run to convert files created by 3.x and
earlier versions to the new format.
- Added ability to display and print game by game batting,
pitching, and fielding statistics for individual players.
- Added left/right paging when displaying batting and pitching
statistics so all categories can be viewed without reformatting
report. Printed reports can now show all categories also - user
must ready printer accordingly for longer report lines if
necessary.
- Added ability to print roster.
- Added LINEUP option to Inquire Menu for printing a lineup.
- Added REMOVE SELECTS option to Update Menu. This option removes
Special Selects for all games by pressing F1.
- Modified Format Screen to make it easier to use.
- Modified input routine to use the HOME, END, INSERT, DELETE,
BACKSPACE, and LEFT/RIGHT ARROW keys.
- Can now input up to 999 for each category making it possible
to enter a season's worth of statistics at one time.
- Batting, pitching, and fielding reports now centered on printed
page if less than 80 characters long.
- Can now select how many lines to print per page (40 to 99).
- Many other minor changes not worth noting.
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StatTrak Version 5.1
- Completed in August of 1993.
- Changed name from SOFF BALLS to StatTrak for Baseball.
- Address changed from 2809 Lordshire Road to 30 Maple View Court.
- Program IS compatible with SOFF BALLS versions 4.x and 5.0.
However version 5.1 is NOT compatible with versions 3.x and
earlier. SBCONV.EXE can be run to convert files created by 3.x
and earlier versions to the new format.
- Added DATAPATH option to Main Menu.
- Added menu scroll bars.
- Added INQUIRE MENU option to Update Menu.
- Added UPDATE MENU option to Inquire Menu.
- Added ability to print to LPT2 and LPT3.
- Changed SO9 (strike outs per 9 innings) to SOG (strike outs per
game). Computed based on Innings per Game selected on Compute
Screen.
- A few other minor changes not worth noting.
StatTrak Version 5.2
- Completed in January of 1994.
- Program IS compatible with versions 4.x, 5.0, and 5.1.
However version 5.2 is NOT compatible with versions 3.x and
earlier. SBCONV.EXE can be run to convert files created by 3.x
and earlier versions to the new format.
- Fixed problems using datapath for creating standings and when
deleting all files for a selected team.
- A few other minor changes not worth noting.